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Churches & Religion Topic
By Steve Gustafson, October 10, 2010
Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On State Highway 294 at Farm to Market Road 319, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 294. |
| | Organized in Illinois in 1833
by Daniel Parker
Members moved to Texas
First meeting in
Stephen F. Austin's Colony
January 20, 1834
Log church built December, 1839
Old graveyard adjoins.
Present church fourth on the same site . . . — — Map (db m36924) HM |
| On NE 2nd Street at NE Avenue C, on the right when traveling south on NE 2nd Street. |
| | Organized in 1907 by circuit preacher F.T . Pollard and seven charter members. The group held services in local school until 1912, when a one-room church was built, financed by donations of members, including a generous gift from rancher J.S. Means. . . . — — Map (db m61379) HM |
| On U.S. 59 at Blue Jay Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 59. |
| | Founded in 1889 by a small group of Methodists, this church has played an integral role in the history of the community. H. and Nannie Belote donated land to the congregation in 1894, and the first church building was completed in 1901. It was moved . . . — — Map (db m30331) HM |
| On Hines Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This congregation was founded about 1897, soon after Diboll was established as a sawmill town. Early worship services were held in a local schoolhouse and in a two-story structure shared with the local Baptist congregation and fraternal . . . — — Map (db m38057) HM |
| On Prairie Grove Road (County Road 263) near Farm to Market Road 1818, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The community of Prairie Grove began in 1845 and became a place for early settlers to gather. A cemetery began in 1849 when the young daughter of John M. and Caroline Stovall died. In the 1880s a school/church building was erected near the cemetery, . . . — — Map (db m79123) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2497 west of Farm to Market Road 304, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Founded 1866, after new settler, Rev. Issac Ryan, had Methodist revival in home before occupying it. His brother John was one of 19 charter members. L.H.D. and Sallie Guinn gave 7.5 acres for church and cemetery. First 16 by 20-ft. church had . . . — — Map (db m37821) HM |
| On North Second Street at Howe Avenue on North Second Street. |
| | In 1690, when Spain's Franciscan Fathers founded Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in East Texas, they found a young Indian girl living with her people beside a stream. The priests found her a willing ally for carrying the Catholic Faith to the . . . — — Map (db m27249) HM |
| On North First Street at East Bremond Street, on the left when traveling north on North First Street. |
| | Chartered with nine members, the Lufkin Baptist Church began conducting worship services soon after rail lines reached the townsite in the early 1880s. The Houston, East & West Texas Railroad donated land at this site to Joseph Kerr, E.H.F. . . . — — Map (db m27247) HM |
| On South First Street (Business U.S. 59) south of Lavan Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A Christian church was organized in Angelina County about 1884 in Homer, the county seat. When the railroad line from Houston to Shreveport was built about 5 miles from Homer, the town of Lufkin was built around the depot. Many citizens of Homer . . . — — Map (db m57551) HM |
| On Denman Avenue near Martha Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Margaret (Fullerton) Abney, born in Alabama in 1829, joined the Methodist church with her family at a camp meeting held at nearby McKendree campground in 1863. Because the nearest Methodist church was ten miles away, Mrs. Abney held bible study . . . — — Map (db m28482) HM |
| On Second Street at Paul Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Second Street. |
| | The first Episcopal service in Lufkin was held in 1893 by the Rev. George L. Crocket for the W.G. Barron and R.B. Shearer families. St. Mary's Mission was established in 1895 by the Rev. C.M. Beckwith, but the congregation did not have a permanent . . . — — Map (db m26886) HM |
| On Redland Church Road at U.S. 59, on the left when traveling north on Redland Church Road. |
| | Liberty Baptist Church, established in the Redland community in 1859, became Redland Baptist Church after reorganizing in 1895. Worship services were held in a local schoolhouse until 1924 when the congregation built its first sanctuary. A new . . . — — Map (db m28483) HM |
| On State Highway 7 0.4 miles north of U.S. 69, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Founded as Warren Chapel Baptist Church in 1891, this congregation became known as Pollok Baptist Church in 1896. The first meeting place was shared by the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Land acquired in 1906 by the Baptists was the site of . . . — — Map (db m29228) HM |
| On North Third Street at Chaparral Street, on the left when traveling north on North Third Street. |
| | Before the growth of fishing and tourism industries, Fulton was a community of only about 200 settlers. Although Sunday schools met in town, residents had to travel to Rockport for worship services. In 1943, Frank Walker, visiting the area on a . . . — — Map (db m53695) HM |
| Near Hagy Drive 0.1 miles east of Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Irish immigrant James W. Byrne (1787 – 1865), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, was an early settler of this area. He established the town of Lamar and with his wife Harriet, sold land on Aransas Bay to the Catholic Church for a chapel site. . . . — — Map (db m53717) HM |
| Near Enterprise Boulevard west of North Live Oak Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Organized in 1873, the First Baptist Church of Rockport originally was located on S. Church Street. L.D. Young served as the first pastor. The hurricane of 1919 destroyed the first church building, but the members built a new structure at the corner . . . — — Map (db m53703) HM |
| On Main Street at South Live Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | The Methodist Church has been in existence in Rockport since about 1870. The Rev. H.G. Horton was assigned as pastor of the Rockport Church in 1872. The original Methodist Church building, erected at the corner of Live Oak and Bay Streets, was used . . . — — Map (db m53590) HM |
| On North Live Oak Street at East Laurel Street, on the right when traveling north on North Live Oak Street. |
| | This congregation traces its history to 1869. Although deactivated in 1879, it was reorganized with twenty charter members in 1889. The members met in facilities provided by other churches until their first house of worship was completed at Market . . . — — Map (db m53580) HM |
| On East Cornwall Street at North Church Street, on the right when traveling west on East Cornwall Street. |
| | Roman Catholic priests visited the Rockport area as early as 1838. The first mass in the town of Rockport was celebrated in the home of County Judge John Hynes in 1860, and services continued there for a number of years. Although property was deeded . . . — — Map (db m53585) HM |
| On East Mimosa Street at North Live Oak Street, on the left when traveling east on East Mimosa Street. |
| | The Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, Bishop of the Diocese of Texas, officiated at the dedication of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Rockport on November 30, 1871. Led by lay ministers for much of its early history, St. Peter’s first was located at the . . . — — Map (db m53581) HM |
| On U.S. 281 at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 281. |
| | German native John H. Meurer (b. 1850) settled his family in this area about 1900 when he became a land agent for H. J. Scott of the Clark and Plumb Company. In selling over 60,000 acres of land, Meurer helped to establish the towns of Windthorst . . . — — Map (db m157893) HM |
| On Parks Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Organized on May 18, 1890, by 19 charter members, with the Rev. B. E. Hure as moderator. The Rev. Count C. Storts was the first resident pastor. The congregation worshipped in the Presbyterian church building until 1899, when a frame sanctuary was . . . — — Map (db m100492) HM |
| On 1st Street (U.S. 287) at Trice Street, on the left when traveling west on 1st Street. |
| | Founded when Fort Worth & Denver Railroad built into area (1887). Claude Ayers, engineer on first passenger train through here, suggested town be named for him — and citizens agreed.
Jerry Cavanaugh, first resident, gave land for town. . . . — — Map (db m96836) HM |
| On Campbell Avenue south of Elm Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Methodist church in Jourdanton formally organized in 1909, the same year that the City of Jourdanton was founded. The church began as the Jourdanton Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and was a member of the Uvalde District in the West Texas . . . — — Map (db m56666) HM |
| On Oak Street (State Highway 97) 0.3 miles east of Jourdanton Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church has served this area of Atascosa County since 1918. Around that time, the now-dispersed farming settlement of Dobrowolski was growing, and the mostly Lutheran population needed a place of worship. At first, the . . . — — Map (db m56670) HM |
| On Zanderson Avenue (State Highway 16) at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west on Zanderson Avenue. |
| | Following the establishment of Jourdanton in 1909, many Catholic families of Hispanic, Irish, Polish, and German descent expressed interest in building a church. Bishop J.W. Shaw traveled from San Antonio to assist in preparing a new church . . . — — Map (db m130160) HM |
| On North Prarie Street at Farm to Market Road 2790 on North Prarie Street. |
| | Dr. J.V.E. Covey and 16 charter members organized this church in April 1893 and held their first meeting under a stand of oak trees. A small frame building was later built, becoming their first permanent church building. Early baptisms were . . . — — Map (db m56593) HM |
| On Somerset Road at Mesquite Street, on the right when traveling south on Somerset Road. |
| | According to oral history, the Lytle Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was founded in 1889. W.C. Newton, a local farmer and preacher, became known as "The Father of the Lytle Methodist Church" due to his efforts to establish a permanent place of . . . — — Map (db m56596) HM |
| On West College Street at North Reed Street, on the right when traveling west on West College Street. |
| | On December 16, 1866, seven charter members met together to organize the First Baptist Church of Pleasanton. They met for worship in a variety of places, including the county courthouse in 1867, a schoolhouse south of town in 1870, and the Rock . . . — — Map (db m56594) HM |
| On West College Street at North Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on West College Street. |
| | Constructed of locally quarried red sandstone, the Old Rock Schoolhouse was built in 1874 with funds pledged by citizens of Pleasanton. Once completed, the building was deeded to the county for free public school purposes. In addition to its . . . — — Map (db m56605) HM |
| | This congregation was organized in 1857, one year before the city of Pleasanton was founded. The church was established largely through the efforts of early Methodist circuit preachers such as John Wesley DeVilbliss and Augustus C. Fairman, who . . . — — Map (db m56601) HM |
| On Casarez Road 0.3 miles north of Crane Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Between 1850 and 1860, Manuel, Enrique, and Francisco Esparza brought their families to settle in what is now Atascosa County. The brothers, along with their sister and mother, were within the walls of the Alamo when it fell to the Mexicans in March . . . — — Map (db m56608) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2504 0.5 miles north of Sandbranch Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Organized under a tree near this site on August 27, 1882, the pioneer Sand Branch Baptist Church began with twelve members from the surrounding rural area. Elder C.B. Hukill served as the congregation's first pastor. Early worship services, . . . — — Map (db m56609) HM |
| On Old Rock Road 0.3 miles south of Roseville Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Organized as Medina Baptist Church in April 1857 at Mann's Crossing, near Macdona. Until 1866, when members built an arbor here near Old Somerset, the services were held in homes or in a schoolhouse.
Site for meetinghouse and cemetery (2.5 . . . — — Map (db m56604) HM |
| On South Masonic Street at West Lewis Street, on the left when traveling north on South Masonic Street. |
| | The heritage of Bellville Methodist Church dates to 1822, when Thomas B. Bell came to Texas from Florida with Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred colonists. He settled in an area west of the Brazos River, and donated fifty acres of land . . . — — Map (db m157592) HM |
| On North Masonic Street at West Main Street (State Highway 36), on the left when traveling north on North Masonic Street. |
| | Anglicans in Bellville began gathering for informal worship services in the 1850s at the home of Bellville attorney Nehemiah Holland. In 1861, Bishop Alexander Gregg held the first official service in the Masonic Lodge building, under the . . . — — Map (db m157585) HM |
| On Vicaro Guerrero south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1837, the town of San Felipe de Austin was incorporated and the town council built a multi-purpose building to be used as a town hall, school, and church on land known as “Constitution Square.” The one-story building was constructed . . . — — Map (db m116927) HM |
| On 11th Street at Hackberry Street, on the right when traveling north on 11th Street. |
| | Built 1880 by members under leadership of B.F. Langford, Sr. Gothic architecture. Hand-cut limestone, with oak timbers. Though enlarged and remodeled, retains original charm. Rev. John Devilbiss (who helped found first Protestant church in San . . . — — Map (db m155445) HM |
| On Polly's Chapel Road 0.1 miles north of Old School Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Named for Policarpo Rodriguez (1829-1914), Texas Ranger, Army Scout and Guide; 1858 Privilege Creek settler. Converted here to Methodist faith, built with his own hands, in 1882, chapel of native stone, where he and others have preached. . . . — — Map (db m155675) HM |
| On 7th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Polish settlers, who came to Bandera in 1855, built this convent and Catholic school in 1874. All classes, except religion and music, were moved in 1882 to a nearby frame school building. In 1922 a second story was added to the native limestone . . . — — Map (db m130357) HM |
| On Water Street at Farm Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street. |
| | On August 3, 1850, Elder G.G. Baggerly, pastor at the First Baptist Church of Austin, organized the Missionary Baptist Church of Bastrop with eleven members. On September 5, 1850, the new church sent its first messengers to the Colorado Baptist . . . — — Map (db m65220) HM |
| On Gutierrez Street at Paul Bell Street, on the left when traveling west on Gutierrez Street. |
| | On March 1, 1903, Primera Iglesia Bautista organized as the culmination of mission work carried out by Primera Iglesia Bautista of Welder. By 1907, the congregation constructed their first church building. Led by the Rev. Paul C. Bell, the growing . . . — — Map (db m65155) HM |
| On Church Street at Buttonwood Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street. |
| | A Methodist Institution · Chartered January 24, 1852 as Bastrop Academy · · Rechartered under the Auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1853 · In 1856 became the Bastrop Military Institute — — Map (db m65159) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 969 0.4 miles north of Farm to Market Road 61, on the left when traveling west. |
| | According to local tradition this site was used by area slaves for gathering purposes. Silvie Story, William Hill, Martha Young, Paulie Johnson, Grant McBride, and Martha J. Hill organized this church in 1864 with the help of the Rev. Joshua Brice. . . . — — Map (db m82620) HM |
| On West 3rd Street at North Avenue B, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street. |
| | Organized in 1874 as the Elgin Methodist Episcopal Church, South, this was the first congregation started in the town of Elgin. A small frame sanctuary built here in 1882 was replaced by this Gothic revival structure. Built by local contractor J. C. . . . — — Map (db m119483) HM |
| On Northeast 4th Street at Olive Street, on the right when traveling west on Northeast 4th Street. |
| | Organized in 1888 by the Rev. H. M. Haynie and eight charter members, the Methodist congregation in Smithville met in the local school until a frame sanctuary was completed in 1893. A new brick structure was built in 1912-13. Following damage in a . . . — — Map (db m160314) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2571 at Young School House Road (County Road 280), on the right when traveling west on Road 2571. |
| | Maryland native Stephen Scallorn (1787-1887) lived in Kentucky and Tennessee, where he practiced medicine and was active in the Primitive Baptist Church, before moving to Texas. He was attracted to the Republic by the favorable accounts of his . . . — — Map (db m160302) HM |
| On Young School House Road (County Road 280) west of Easley Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1872, area pioneer John P. Young (1829-1906) donated two acres of his land for a community school and cemetery. The earliest marked grave, that of W. T. Sanders, is dated 1874. Since then, the cemetery has been used primarily by area settlers and . . . — — Map (db m160307) HM |
| On W. Bell St., on the right when traveling west. |
| | Originally known as Pecan Grove Baptist Church, this fellowship was organized in 1873 by the Rev. M.V. Smith, the Rev. H.I. Kimball, and the Rev. G.W. Baines, great-grandfather of United States President Lyndon Baines Johnson. In 1884 the church was . . . — — Map (db m29036) HM |
| | The first Lutheran worship services in this area were held at the home of early German settler J.E. Pietzsch, who had moved from Austin County. In 1880 a small school and church building was erected on land donated by John Bartlett, for whom the . . . — — Map (db m29038) HM |
| On Moore Avenue north of West Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Noted lawmaker, judge, lay preacher, served in the legislatures of his native Kentucky and of Alabama. Represented Alabama in U.S. Congress, 1829-1831.
Came to Texas 1839. Was Associate Justice Supreme Court, Republic of Texas, 1840-1846. Judge . . . — — Map (db m152063) HM |
| On North Main Street (State Highway 317) at West 5th Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | The First Baptist Church of Belton was organized in the summer of 1853 under the leadership of the Rev. Solomon G. O'Bryan and the Rev. David Fisher. There were eight charter members, and the congregation met in a small frame building on Pearl . . . — — Map (db m152233) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1123 0.2 miles west of Roberts Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The only physical remnant of the Post Oak community, this cemetery began as the burial ground for the family of Isham McMillin, who acquired land in this part of Bell County in 1855. The oldest marked grave, that of McMillin’s daughter Elizabeth, . . . — — Map (db m89692) HM |
| On South Gray Street 0.1 miles north of Long Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Bethel Primitive Baptist Church originated in the Palo Alto Community, which was located about 3.5 miles northeast of present Killeen. Organized about 1864, the congregation met in a Union Church building shared with other denominations.
When . . . — — Map (db m121301) HM |
| On Old FM 440 Road 0.1 miles south of Ronstan Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The first burial in this graveyard, that of Wilhelm Wolf, took place in 1891, two years after the German Evangelical Lutheran Emmanuel Congregation was formally organized. The Rev. H.F. Daude (1850-1924), who served as first pastor, deeded land here . . . — — Map (db m121279) HM |
| On S. Main Street when traveling south. |
| | A Baptist revival was held on the banks of Salado Creek as early as 1854. By about 1860, members of area Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Church of Christ denominations were meeting in an ecumenical house of worship. Each group held an all-day . . . — — Map (db m29083) HM |
| On Royal Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built in the 1860s, this house was the residence of the Rev. George Washington Baines (1809-83) from 1870 to 1883. A pioneer Baptist preacher, missionary, editor, and educator, the Rev. Baines was the great-grandfather of United States President . . . — — Map (db m29313) HM |
| Near South Main Street (Farm to Market Road 2268) at Pace Park Road. |
| | When Addie Barton (1858-1921) was seven years old, her parents, Dr. Welborn and Louisa Barton, moved to Salado so their children could attend Salado College. Upon graduation, Addie became a teacher. She felt called to become a missionary in 1883 . . . — — Map (db m29249) HM |
| On Stagecoach Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Founded in March 1859, this congregation first met in a brush arbor on the north bank of Salado Creek. The first two elders were James Anderson and J.W. Vickrey, both of whom were instrumental in the organization of Salado College. A frame . . . — — Map (db m29258) HM |
| | In 1854, the Rev. Thomas Gilmore, a Methodist circuit rider, led a revival at Pecan Grove on the north side of Salado Creek. He organized a Methodist church and a Union Sunday school in a small frame building. During the next decades, the . . . — — Map (db m29347) HM |
| | Alabama native James Ferguson (1824-1876) became a Methodist preacher in Arkansas before moving to Texas in 1847. As a circuit rider for the next 20 years, he served Methodists in numerous parts of central and southeast Texas. Ferguson wed native . . . — — Map (db m29373) HM |
| On Kenly Avenue at Truemper Street, on the right when traveling north on Kenly Avenue. |
| |
In Honour of the Aviation Cadets
Who Worshipped in Chapel No. 1
Their Heroic Deeds and
Noble Sacrifices
in Defense of Our Country
Serve to Inspire Future Generations — — Map (db m33893) WM |
| |
Site of
US Army Air Corps
Primary Flying School
Post Chapel
Construction completed 19 Jul 1934
Dedicated on 30 Sep 1993
———————
Chapel One
50 years dedicated service
to the . . . — — Map (db m31786) HM |
| |
Acequia or irrigation ditch,
part of the original acequia
built to supply farms and the
Mission San Antonio del Valero. — — Map (db m30716) HM |
| Near Alamo Plaza 0.1 miles south of East Houston Street. |
| | As the granddaughter of Lorenzo de Zavala (1789-1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas, young Adina de Zavala was exposed to vivid accounts of Texas' revolutionary and republican past. She became a guiding force in the preservation . . . — — Map (db m61083) HM |
| On Alamo Plaza, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Mission San Antonio de Valero, established nearby in 1718, was relocated here in 1724. By 1762, the mission plaza was enclosed by thick stone and adobe walls. The 11x14-foot main gateway was located at this site along the south wall. In 1803 . . . — — Map (db m30713) HM |
| |
Title to the Alamo Mission property,
acquired through her efforts and
her personal fortune, was conveyed by
Clara Driscoll
to the State of Texas, Sept. 5th 1905:
“That the sacred shrine be saved from the
encroachments of . . . — — Map (db m30734) HM |
| | The San Antonio de Padua Mission was founded in San Antonio in 1716 by the Franciscan Father, Antonio Olivares, and after merging with the San Francisco Solano Mission in 1718, it was officially founded as the San Antonio de Valero Mission. The . . . — — Map (db m9228) HM |
| |
Erected in grateful recognition of
the supreme act of heroism of the
thirty two men from Gonzales
who gave their lives in the Alamo
in response to the appeal of Travis.
Erected March 1, 1936 — — Map (db m30777) HM |
| | In the early years, mission Indians lived in small detached houses called jacales. In 1755, eighty-four of these jacales lined "streets" in what is today the plaza. But after 1768, as conflicts with Apaches and Comanches increased, the . . . — — Map (db m32738) HM |
| |
To the Memory of
The Heroes of the Alamo
[Poem in Chinese follows]
Japanese Monument
The story of the Alamo reaches far beyond the borders of Texas. More than 2.6 million visitors from around the world came to the Alamo in 1996. The . . . — — Map (db m30779) HM |
| On Villita Street east of King Phillip Alley, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1846, the Rev. J.W. De Vilbiss bought a Methodist Church site (across street) in this block. He set up a bell, to denote worship site, but did not build when lot title proved defective. In 1879, German Methodists erected this Gothic Revival . . . — — Map (db m61253) HM |
| On East Commerce Street at Soledad Street, on the left when traveling west on East Commerce Street. |
| |
Spanish urban planners in the New World knew how to create a vibrant community: its two interconnected building blocks were a cathedral and a plaza.
This spatial structure compelled the citizens of New Spain to revolve around a civic center, . . . — — Map (db m118154) HM |
| On Alamo Plaza, on the right when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m30821) HM |
| | Mills were used to grind grain such as corn or wheat into meal or flour for use as food. The grain was poured into the hopper which funneled it through the eye in the top millstone. Water drove the waterwheel which turned the top millstone. The top . . . — — Map (db m30749) HM |
| | On this spot early pioneers of San Antonio gathered in time of danger and also when they came to worship in the chapel of San Francisco de la Espada.
This lot was donated to the Archdiocese of San Antonio by the heirs of Josefa de la Garza . . . — — Map (db m132595) HM |
| | "It is truthfully the best of the Americas, and not in the like of the others; nor in all the frontier does the King have an outpost better constructed and easier to defend..."
Fr. Juan Agustín de Morfi, 1777-78
Mission San José and its . . . — — Map (db m33997) HM |
| Near East Commerce Street 0.1 miles east of South Alamo Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Spain, which ruled Mexico for 300 years ending in 1821, paid little attention to its northeastern frontier until French settlers built outposts near the Red River in Louisiana. The Spanish responded by establishing missions in East Texas in the . . . — — Map (db m119601) HM |
| Near Lexington Avenue north of Avenue A, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Spain, which ruled Mexico for 300 years ending in 1821, paid little attention to its northeastern frontier until French settlers built outposts near the Red River in Louisiana. The Spanish responded by establishing missions in East Texas in the . . . — — Map (db m119618) HM |
| Near Villita Street at King Philip Alley, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This marker commemorates the 275th anniversary of the naming of the site that became the city of San Antonio.
On the feast of St. Anthony of Padua, June 13, 1691, Padre Damian Massanet, Franciscan missionary and Governor Don Domingo Teran, . . . — — Map (db m82890) HM |
| On College Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Established in 1852 in frontier San Antonio by 4 members of the Society of Mary: Brothers Andrew Edel, John Baptist Laignoux, Nicholas Koenig, and Xavier Mauclerc - all natives of France.
Construction of this building began in fall, 1852, and . . . — — Map (db m132557) HM |
| | This sculpture symbolizes the first Mass celebrated in San Antonio on June 13, 1691. The day before, the first Spanish expedition to march across Texas to the Louisiana border reached a stream the Indians called Yanaguana -- “Place of Restful . . . — — Map (db m30861) HM |
| | One of the largest demonstrations of its kind ever witnessed in Southwest Texas took place in the area surrounding San Fernando Cathedral Wednesday night. An estimated 35,000 to 40,000 Roman Catholics from 140 parishes in the 32-county San Antonio . . . — — Map (db m30345) HM |
| |
The remains of the Alamo Heroes
are entombed in the chapel at the
left-hand side of the entrance to
this cathedral
Visitors Welcome — — Map (db m30343) HM |
| | No one knows why this intricate carving is now called "the Rose Window." Possibly dedicated to Saint Rose, its baroque beauty is entangled in many San Antonio legends that whisper of its mystery.
The artistry lavished on the church wall . . . — — Map (db m34069) HM |
| | This is the ruins of the habitations of the friars and Indians; refrectory, kitchen and other regular offices. In the second patio there was a gallery with weaving rooms and rooms for storing materials and utensils.
The habitations of the . . . — — Map (db m30742) HM |
| On East Pecan Street at Jefferson, on the left when traveling east on East Pecan Street. |
| | Established on what was a part of the Alamo lands, Saint Mark's Espicopal Church traces its history to Trinity Church, a mission established in 1850 and disbanded in 1858. Saint Mark's church was organized in 1858 with the Rev. Lucius H. Jones as . . . — — Map (db m132556) HM |
| On Dolorosa at Main Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Dolorosa. |
| | San Antonio de Padua
for whom the city
of San Antonio is named
Presented to the city by
Order of the Alhambra
August 14, 1955 — — Map (db m30344) HM |
| | The missions of San Antonio were far more than just churches, they were communities. Each was a fortified village, with its own church, farm, and ranch. Here, Franciscan friars gathered native peoples, converted them to Catholicism, taught them to . . . — — Map (db m33990) HM |
| On East Crockett Street just east of Alamo Plaza. |
| | On May 13, 1907, the San Antonio Section of the National Council of Jewish Women was organized in the Menger Hotel. Anna Hertzberg was elected president by the 15 charter members. The council immediately became active in the development of social . . . — — Map (db m30595) HM |
| | To commemorate
the two hundredth anniversary of
the laying of the corner stone
of
San Fernando Cathedral
First place of worship for Texans. Built
through the generosity and zeal of the
Canary Islanders, founders of San Antonio . . . — — Map (db m30333) HM |
| On North St. Mary's Street at College Street, on the left when traveling south on North St. Mary's Street. |
| | After the Texas War for Independence, numerous immigrants, notably from Ireland, Germany, and the Eastern United States, arrived in San Antonio. The need to minister to these non-Hispanic Catholics prompted the Rt. Rev. John M. Odin, first Bishop of . . . — — Map (db m132558) HM |
| On East Commerce Street at Navarro Street, on the right when traveling west on East Commerce Street. |
| | First Presbyterian Church in San Antonio.
Built by Rev. John McCollough (1805-1870). Used by all Protestant faiths. Plastered rock construction. — — Map (db m61238) HM |
| | When these buildings were built, Texas was part of the Spanish colony of New Spain. The buildings were part of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, established by Franciscan missionaries in order to convert the Native Americans living in the vicinity . . . — — Map (db m30774) HM |
| Near East Commerce Street 0.1 miles east of South Alamo Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | San Antonio is named for the Catholic saint, Anthony (San Antonio) of Padua. Born in Portugal in 1195, he joined the Franciscan order and became a celebrated teacher of scripture. Anthony was declared a saint in 1232, less than a year after his . . . — — Map (db m119600) HM |
| | St. Joseph's Church was erected by the German speaking Catholics of San Antonio. The corner stone is dated May 8, 1866 and was laid on November 9, 1868. The church was dedicated by the Most Reverend C. M. Dubois in 1876. The first pastor of St. . . . — — Map (db m30604) HM |
| Near San Antonio River Walk 0.1 miles east of North St. Mary's Street when traveling east. |
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Many immigrants from both the United States and Europe were attracted to the Republic of Texas after it became independent from Mexico in 1836. Among the new Texans were missionaries of various faiths, including the French Catholic priest Jean . . . — — Map (db m118178) HM |
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In commemoration of the
150th Anniversary of Texas Independence
and in honor of the
Tennessee Volunteers
who gave their lives at the Alamo
on March 6, 1836
the Citizens of Tennessee
present this Tennessee Homecoming Tree and Plaque . . . — — Map (db m30775) HM |
| | San Antonio's original water system, started in 1718, consisted of eight acequias or canals taking water from the San Antonio River and San Pedro Crek. These acequias extended 15 miles from the headwaters of the San Antonio River to the five . . . — — Map (db m30711) HM |
| | This is the Long Barrack, the oldest building in San Antonio. It was built in 1724 as a convento or residence for priests and was originally part of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, now known as the Alamo. Since then it has been used as a . . . — — Map (db m30743) HM |
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